Two months after New Jersey's high court released a scathing report on the state's municipal court system, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner is moving forward with reforms.

The 75-page report was prompted in part by an Asbury Park Press and USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey investigation into local court abuses. The Press investigation, which has been ongoing since 2016, examined local courts' moneymaking practices and the political influences that can affect judicial independence.

On Tuesday, Rabner announced that he assembled a panel in charge of implementing "key recommendations" from the report — those that can be done without an act of the Legislature.

Rabner's office didn't specify which recommendations would be implemented or how long they would take.

The group will also look at more momentous reforms, such as consolidating municipal courts, changing the appointment process for judges and separating sentencing practices from a town's need for revenue.

The panel includes attorneys, judges, prosecutors, public defenders and representatives from all branches and levels of government, state agencies and public interest groups such as the NAACP and the League of Municipalities.

In August, Attorney General Gubir S. Grewal called on his staff to recommend reforms that will improve the "equal, impartial and uniform administration of justice" in the municipal courts. His focus is on prosecutorial practices — a topic that was included in the judiciary's report.